Community Development Toolkit. ICMM.

When done the right way company activities can be a catalyst for positive economic and social change in areas that have limited opportunities for economic and social development.

This toolkit sets out how mining can contribute to community development and provides 20 practical tools to support community development for all stages of the community development process across the mine life – from exploration through construction, operations, and eventually decommissioning and closure, including the post-closure environment.

The 20 tools cover building relationships with communities, planning the resources required, assessing the potential risks and impacts, managing risks and maximising opportunities and monitoring and evaluating community development activities.